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Can we lead to a healthier life by being a vegetarian ?
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Vegan: Strict vegetarians may get nutritional deficiency, like vitamin b12.
Answered 6/15/2013
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Reduced disease risk: A large body of research shows that vegetarian diets are "associated with lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, less obesity & consequently less heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and mortality."-quoting from www.Vegetarian-nutrition.Info/updates/vegetarian_diets_health_benefits.Php/ vegetarians live longer. However, there is some debate about why- see my comment:.
Answered 5/28/2014
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